Packaging device for neckties and the like foldable articles



June 21, 1960 E. ABRAMOWITZ PACKAGING DEVICE FOR NECKTIES AND THE LIKE FOLDABLE ARTICLES 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 5 Filed Jan. 24, 1958 mum dd/l IBRAHUIV/TZ E. ABRAMOWITZ PACKAGING DEVICE FOR NECKTIEIS AND THE LIKE FOLDABLE ARTICLES Filed Jan. 24, 1958 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 HUM 4" Amway/r2 er a a. 4

June 21, 1960 E. ABRAMQWITZ PACKAGING DEVICE FOR NECKTIEIS AND THE LIKE FOLDABLE ARTICLES Filed Jan. 24, 1958 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 Eddie ABRAHOIV/TZ A rrom K! Eddie Abramowitz, 7240- Clarke St., Montreal,

Quebec, Canada Filed Jan. 2 4, 1958, Ser. No. 710,974

1 Claim. (Cl. 223-87) The present invention relates to a packaging device for neckties and the like foldable articles for maintaining said articles in folded position.

Neckties displayed for sale are usually kept individually folded by means of. packaging devices made of heavy paper, thin cardboard or the like fibrous material. These devices are also sometimes provided with hooking meansto hang the neckties from rack rods or the like. However, the folded necktie tends to slip with respect to the conventional necktie packaging device when handled by customers, whereby the two'ends of'the tie soon become out of register with a consequent untidy look. The means normally provided for hooking the packaging device onto a rack rod consist of a slit hole made in. the fibrous material of the device, the slit of which opens laterally of the device to provide a continuous portion overlying the rack rod. However, this type of hooking means has some very obvious deficiencies, particularly the fact that in order to place it on the tie rack one must actually hook it over the rod and be careful to unhook it when taking it off the rod, otherwise'the hooking means often breaks because the customer has a tendency to pull' down on the necktie instead of unhooking the packaging device to disengage the rod from the slit hole.

Under the conventional manner of packing neckties for shipping, the ties are folded over a cardboard, but when unpacked by the retailer, theyare difficult to handle and most times become unequally folded.

Accordingly, the general object of the present invention is the provision of an improved packaging'device for neckties which obviates the above noted disadvantages:

A more specific object of the present invention is the provision of a necktie packaging device which firmly anchors the necktiein folded position such that the necktie cannot slip with respect to the device and consequently its outer ends always remain inregister with each other despite repeated handling.

Yet another important object of the present invention is the provision of a necktie packaging device of the character described which is provided with novel means for hooking the packaging device to arack rod orthe like. which will prevent tearing of the packaging device despite faulty handling.

Yet another important object of the present invention is the provision of an improved pack for neckties which simplifies handling and the display of the neckties.

The foregoing and other important objects of the present invention will become more apparent during the following disclosure and by referring to the drawings in which:

Figure 1 is a plan view of a first embodiment of a necktie packaging device, in accordance with the present invention, shown with one half portion in folded position and the other half portion in open position;

Figure 2 is a perspective view of the first embodiment of the packaging device showing how the latter is attached to a necktie;

"arenr Figure 3 is a side view of the assembled necktie and packaging device;

' Figure 4 is a plan view of the blank of a second embodiment of the necktie packaging device in accordance with the present invention;

Figure Sis a perspective view showing howthe second embodiment is folded about the necktie;

Figure 6 is a partial perspective view showing how the necktie is folded together'with thepackaging device;

Figure 7 is a side view of the assemblednecktie and packaging device in accordance with the second embodiment;

Figure 8 is a partial perspective view showing how the necktie and packaging device assembly is hooked on or unhooked from a rack rod;

Figure 9 is a perspective view of the assembled necktie and packaging device hooked on a rack rod; and

Figure 10 is a perspective view of a stack ofneckties provided with packaging devices in accordance with the present invention tied together to form a shipping pack.

Referring now more particularly to the drawings in which like reference characters indicate like elements throughout, the embodimentshown in Figure 1 consists of a blank providing two symmetricalportions, generally indicated at 1, adapted'to be folded one over the other in overlapping relationship about a transverse fold line 2. Each symmetrical portion 1 is constituted by a main portion 3 of substantially rectangular shape from which depends lateral flaps 5 and 6 which are folded over the main portion 3 at the respective longitudinal fold lines 7 and S; which are perpcndicularto the transverse fold line 2. p

The lateral. fiap. 5 is provided with an arcuate slit 9 adapted to receive the hook portion 10 of the'fiap 6.

Theouter end of each main portion 3'is provided with a tab 11 which is connected by a punched, line liso'as to be easily detachable from the main portion 3. The tabs 11 are normally used to show the price of the necktie. Each flap 5 and 6. has a width substantially equal to the width of the main portion 3- so-that'when said flaps are folded over said main portion 3 they'will overlap each other, as clearly shown in the bottom portion of Figure l.

The transverse edges13and. 14 of the lateral flaps Sand 6 nearer the transverse fold line'2' are spaced from said fold line to define free, side edges 4 which form lateral projecting shoulders'15.

Each main portion 3 is provided with a circular hole 16. The two holes 16 are equally spaced on, each side of the transverse fold line 2 and are opposite each other so as to register when the two main portions-are'folded about. the fold line 2. Furthermore, the blank is provided with a cutout portion 17 of diamond shape and opening as slits in the holes 146, as shown at 18;

The blank just described is attached to a necktie in the following manner: the middle portion of the'neck-tie A is laid face down over the fully opened blank and each pair of lateral flaps 5 and 6 are folded over the necktie and fastened together in overlapping position by engaging the tongues ll) in the slits'9; then both the necktie and the blank are folded about'thetransv-erse fold line- 2 of the blank and the projecting portions of the necktie are pulled outwardly from the outer ends of the main portions 3 of the blank until the fold A of the necktie is tightened against the edges 13 and 14 of the lateral flaps 5 and 6, as shown in Figure 3. The interengagement of the fold A of the necktie with the interlocked flaps 5 and 6 of each main portion 3 of the packaging device positively prevents unfolding of the device and necktie about the transverse fold line 2 and also positively anchors the necktie in folded position so that it will not slip relative to the packaging device despite pulling on one end of the necktie. Thus the necktie can always be maintained with its ends A in register. Also, in the assembled position, the part ofthe main portions 3 provided with the holes 16 projects upwardly from the fold A ofthe necktie and, therefore, the packaging device may be easily hooked onto a rack rod B, as shown in Figure 8, by simply pushing the packaging device while at an angle with the axis of the rod so that the rod engages the cutout 17 and finally the aligned holes 16. Similarly, to unhook the device from the rod B, the rider is twisted sideways and pulled down so as to clear the rod B.

The purposeof the lateral shoulders 15 will become apparent by referring to Figure 10.

In accordance with the invention, each individual tie is provided by the manufacturer with its packing device and the ties are stacked with the shoulders 15 in alignment. The stack of neckties is securely fastened together by meansof strips or bands of paper 19 and 19' which are glued in overlapping position to form sleeves surrounding the stack of neckties. The band 19 abuts the registering shoulders 15' of the stacked packaging devices, thereby preventing relative longitudinal displacement of the neckties in one direction, while longitudinal displacement of the neckties in the opposite direction is prevented due to the flaring shape of the neck-ties. Thus the pack of neckties is easily assembled and yet the neckties will not become accidentally disengaged during handling. Furthermore, this pack has the advantage that each individual necktie is already provided with a packaging device and can be directly hung on a display stand comprising the rods B, or can be disposed in folded position on a display shelf or the like. Figures 4 to 7 show another embodiment of the packaging device, in accordance with the present invention, in which the necktie is anchored in a predetermined folded position such that it cannot slip with respect to the packaging device. The embodiment is simpler to assemble on the necktie than the embodiment of Figures 1 to 3 inclusive, because only one pair of lateral flaps have tobe. interlocked instead of two as in the first embodiment.

Referring to Figure 4, the blank for the second embodiment comprises two rectangular shaped main portions 23, 23' of similar size and depending from each other about a transverse fold line 24. The main portion 23 is provided with two rectangular shaped lateral flaps '25 of a width substantially equal to the width of the main portion 23 such that the lateral flaps 25 may be folded in overlapping position over the main portion 23 about the longitudinal fold lines 26 so as to enclose a portion of the necktie, as shown in Figure 5. The other main portion 23' is provided with a pair of opposite interfastening flaps 28 and 28, the flap 28 having an arcuate slit 29 and the flap 28' having a tongue 30 adapted to engage the slit 29. The flaps 28 and 28' depend from the main portion 23 at longitudinally extending double fold lines 31 and 31. The main portions 23 and 23' are each provided with a circular hole 32 in communication with a diamond-shaped cutout 33 disposed across the fold line 24 by means of slits 34. The opposite transverse edges 25' of the flaps 25 and edges 35 and 36 of the flaps 28 and 28' respectively, are equally spaced from the transverse fold line 24 and the lateral edges of the 4 1 central portion of the blank form shoulders 37 similar to shoulders 15 of the first embodiment.

This embodiment is assembled onto the necktie in the following manner: the middle portion of the necktie is laid face down over the packaging device in fully open position and the lateral'flaps 25 are folded in overlapping position over the necktie; then the necktie -A and the two mainportions 23, 23' are inwardly folded about the transverse fold line 24 and, finally, the lateral fiaps 28 and 28' are folded over themain' portion 23 and interlocked by engaging the tongue 30 within the slit 29, as shownin Figure 6. 1 1

As in the first embodiment, the necktie A becomes firmly anchored against slipping when the latter is pulled outwardly of the packaging device so that the necktie is kept folded with its fold A engaging the edges 25 of the folded overlapping lateral. flaps 25. The lateral shoulders 37 provide anchor means when the neckties and their associated packaging devices are stacked to form a shipping pack as disclosed with reference to Figure 10.

From the foregoing it will be clear that the packaging device of the present invention firmly anchors a necktie or the like foldable article against slipping because it maintains the article in folded position with the fold of the article overlying the edges of atleast one pair of overlapping flaps. I

Obviously, packaging devices according to the invention can be made without the booking means 16, 17 of the first embodiment or 32, 33 and 34 of the second embodiment; such modified packaging devices are used when the neckties are disposed on shelves or the like for display purposes.

The flap interfastening means (slit 9 and tongue 10 in Figure 1) can be replaced by anyother suitable fastening means, such as adhesive or the like.

While preferred embodiments in accordance with the present invention have been illustrated and described, it is understood that various modifications may be resorted to without departing from the spirit and scope of the appended claim.

I claim:

A hanger for a foldable, elongated article comprising an elongated body of non-rigid material folded about a transverse fold line, registering hanging holes near and on either side of said fold line, and transverse interlocking tabs remote from said fold line and adjacent the ends of said body, said tabs being folded inwardly of said body and engaging immediately adjacent portions of said article.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS FOREIGN PATENTS 79,149 Netherlands Sept. 15, 1955 

